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HYPOCRISY, FRAUD AND SCANDALS IN EUROPE’S AUTHORITARIAN PARTIES, AS EU
READIES TO VOTE
AFTER GAINING GROUND IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS ACROSS EUROPE, AUTHORITARIAN
POLITICIANS ALSO LOOK SET TO DO WELL IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS
ON 23-26 MAY 2019. TODAY’S NEW REPORT [1]BY CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY
OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF AND SHOCKING INSIGHTS INTO THE
AUTHORITARIAN RIGHT ACROSS THE EU, AS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF EUROPEAN
CITIZENS PREPARE TO CAST THEIR VOTE.
"Europe's [1] two-faced authoritarian right [1]" highlights the discrepancy
between the public claims and European Parliament voting records of some of
the most relevant far-right parties, exposes their links to oligarchs and
big business interests, as well as various financial scandals. From France
to Hungary, and Germany to Italy, these parties embrace ultranationalist
views but are united by their shared disdain for democracy.
Corporate Europe Observatory's report on the authoritarian right-wing
parties across Europe [1] shows just how many of them:
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claim to reject established 'elites', but rely on funding and patronage
from these circles.
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promise to "clean up politics" but can be frequently mixed up in financial
scandals, from corruption to illicit party funding, personal enrichment
schemes, and even fraud.
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talk of standing up for disillusioned working people, while their EU voting
records, or records in government, often reveal staunchly pro-corporate
agendas, especially around labour rights and taxation.
Against this backdrop, the study zeroes in on the case studies of 14 such
parties represented in the current EU Parliament: the French RASSEMBLEMENT
NATIONAL (RN), Germany's ALTERNATIVE FÜR DEUTSCHLAND (AfD), the UK
Independence Party (UKIP), the governing Austrian Freiheitliche Partei
Österreichs (FPÖ), Italy's governing LEGA party, Hungarian parties FIDESZ
(in government) and JOBBIK, Poland's governing Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc
(PIS), the governing Czech Action for Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO), the
Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), the DANSK FOLKEPARTI in Denmark, the SWEDEN
DEMOCRATS and the FINNS’ PARTY, as well as Flemish Belgian VLAAMS BELANG.
These authoritarian right-wing parties, their allies, and patrons deserve
more attention: not to fan the flames of their rhetoric, but to expose the
hypocritical reality of their funding, their standpoints, their networks,
and their ethics.
CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY’S RESEARCHER MARGARIDA SILVA SAID:
"We already know the abhorrent views of these parties on migration,
racism, or civil rights. But their hypocritical voting behaviour and track
record when in power are much less known, especially on issues like labour
rights and taxation.
"These parties are two-faced: they criticise those they perceive as
political and financial 'elites', while simultaneously accepting money from
these circles or voting for their interests. They promise to 'clean up
politics' but are frequently caught up in financial scandals.
"We very much hope that voters heading to the polls are aware of the ugly
reality behind the facade of these authoritarian parties."
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
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Read the study in full: "Europe's two-faced authoritarian right: 'anti
elite' parties serving big business interests" [1]
CONTACT:
Theresa Crysmann, Corporate Europe Observatory Press Officer,
ther...@corporateeurope.org, +32 (0) 2893 0930
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